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10. Name of Person Filing the Statement: Rockwell Land Corporation By: Enrique I. Quiason, Corporate Secretary Address and Telephone No.: 2F 8 Rockwell, Hidalgo Drive, Rockwell Center, Makati City 1200/ Telephone No. 793-0088 11. Securities registered pursuant to Section 8 and 12 of the Securities Regulation Code (SRC): a. Authorized Capital Stock: Php 9,000,000,000 divided into 8,890,000,000 Common Shares, each with a par value of Php1.00 and 11,000,000,000 Preferred Shares, with a par value of Php 0.01 b. Number of Shares Outstanding as of 31 March 2019: 6,116,762,198 Common Shares with a par value of Php 1.00 per share 2,750,000,000 Preferred Shares with a par value of Php 0.01 per share c. Bonds outstanding as of 31 March 2018: P5,000,000,000 Seven Year and a Quarter Bonds due 2021 12. Are any or all of these securities listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange? Yes [X] No [ ] 6,243,382,344 Common shares, including 126,620,146 Common Shares in treasury 2 EXPLANATION OF AGENDA ITEMS 1. Call to Order The Chairman will call to order the Annual Stockholders’ Meeting. 2. Proof of Required Notice The Corporate Secretary will be asked to certify that copies of the Notice and Agenda of the meeting, among others, were served upon the stockholders entitled to the same. 3. Determination of Quorum The Corporate Secretary will then certify whether or not, based on the number of shares present personally or represented by proxy, a quorum exists for a valid meeting. 4. Approval of the Minutes of the Annual Stockholders’ Meeting held on May 30, 2018 The minutes of the previous annual stockholders’ meeting held on May 30, 2018 has been made available on the Company’s website https://www.e-rockwell.com/partner-with-us/#partner-with-us-tab-4 Copies of the minutes will also be distributed to the stockholders before the meeting. A resolution on this item requires the approval of a majority of the votes of the stockholders present and eligible to vote. The minutes of the annual stockholders’ meeting held on May 30, 2018 contain discussions of the following items: • Approval of the Minutes of the Annual Stockholders’ Meeting held on May 31, 2017 • Report of the President and Discussions of Questions from the Stockholders • Approval of Audited Financial Statements for the Year Ended December 31, 2017; • Election of the Directors • Ratification and approval of the acts of Board, the Officers and Management for the fiscal year 2017; • Appointment of External Auditors; • Adjournment 5. Report of the Chairman and the President The President and Chief Executive Officer will render the Report of Management on the company’s performance in 2018, as reflected in the audited financial statements. 6. Approval/ Ratification of the Reports and Audited Financial Statements At this point, the Chairman will open the floor for any questions, comments or points of clarifications from the stockholders regarding the report of management and operations of the Corporation and the audited financial statements. After all questions from the floor are entertained, the stockholders will be requested to ratify the Board’s approval of the Corporation’s audited financial statements as of December 31, 2018 and to approve the report of management. The audited financial statements are attached to the Information Statement and sent to eligible stockholders pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Regulation Code. 3 A resolution on the ratification of the approval of the audited financial statements and the approval of the report of management requires the approval of a majority of the votes of stockholders present and eligible to vote. 7. Ratification of the Acts of the Board of Directors and of Management This will cover all acts and resolutions adopted by the board of directors and management since January 1, 2018 until December 31, 2018. These cover matters entered into in the ordinary course of business, with those of significance having been covered by the proper disclosures to the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Philippine Stock Exchange in accordance with applicable disclosure rules. A resolution on this agenda item requires the approval of a majority of the votes of stockholders present and eligible to vote. 8. Election of Directors Pursuant to the Corporation’s By-Laws, Manual of Corporation Governance, and applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stockholder, including minority stockholders, may submit nominations for the election of directors at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the date of the meeting or by May 20, 2019. As of March 13, 2019, the Nomination and Election Committee received nominations for directors and found such nominees to have all the qualifications and none of the disqualifications to serve as directors. The names of the nominees and their respective profiles, including directorships in listed companies, are duly indicated in the Information Statement. The election of directors will be done by plurality of votes using cumulative voting and voting by poll. 9. Appointment of External Auditors The Audit Committee has recommended the re-appointment of SyCip, Gorres, Velayo & Co. as external auditors for the ensuing year. The profile of the firm is duly indicated in the Information Statement. A resolution on this agenda item requires the approval of a majority of the votes of stockholders present and eligible to vote. 10. Other Matters This covers consideration of other business that may properly come before the meeting. The Chairman of the meeting will entertain other comments, questions, or proposals or points of clarification from the stockholders. 4 PROXY FORM Date: Item 1. Identification This proxy will serve to nominate, constitute and appoint ___________________________, as my attorney and proxy, to represent me at the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Corporation scheduled on May 29, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. at The Fifth at Rockwell, R5 Level Power Plant Mall, Plaza Drive, Makati City, and any adjournment(s) thereof, as fully and to all intents and purposes as I might or could if present and voting in person, hereby ratifying and confirming any and all action taken on matters which may properly come before such meeting or adjournment(s) thereof. Item 2. Instruction By affixing his/her signature on the space provided below, the undersigned stockholder hereby directs the said proxy to vote on the agenda items set forth below as he/she has expressly indicated by marking the same with an “X”, failing which, his/her said proxy shall exercise full discretion in acting thereon. If the undersigned stockholder fails to indicate his/her vote on the items specified below, this shall serve to authorize his/her proxy to exercise full discretion to act, Please be advised that proxies are validated by the Company’s stock and transfer agent, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC). RCBC Stock Transfer Processing Section. The record date for the stockholders entitled to attend and to vote in the said meeting is April 5, 2019. Item 3. Revocability of Proxy This proxy shall be valid for the Annual Stockholders Meeting scheduled on May 29, 2019 or any adjournment thereof. It shall be for a maximum period of five (5) years, unless withdrawn by the undersigned stockholder by written notice duly filed with the Corporate Secretary. This proxy shall not be valid where the undersigned stockholder personally appears and registers in the stockholders meeting. The proxy may not be withdrawn if coupled with an interest. Proposal Action FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 1. Approval of Minutes of the Annual Stockholders' Meeting held on May 30, 2018 2. Approval/ Ratification of the Reports and the Audited Financial Statements for the Year Ended December 31, 2018 3. Ratification of the Acts of the Board and of Management 4. Election of Directors Manuel M. Lopez Oscar M. Lopez Federico R. Lopez Eugenio Lopez III Nestor J. Padilla Miguel Ernesto L. Lopez Francis Giles B. Puno Jose Valentin A. Pantangco, Jr. Oscar J. Hilado (Independent Director) Monico V. Jacob (Independent Director) Albert F. Del Rosario (Independent Director) 5 5. Appointment of Sycip, Gorres, Velayo & Co. as External Auditors 6. Consideration of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand at __________________, this ________________, 2019. _________________________________________ (Printed Name of Stockholder & Signature) _________________________________________ (Witness) NOTE: Accomplished proxy form should be delivered on or before May 20, 2019 to: Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) RCBC Stock Transfer Processing Section Ground Floor West Wing, GPL (Grepalife) Building 221 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue corner Pasong Tamo St. Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines Attention: Antonio B. Madrid Jr Tel: +632 8927566 THIS PROXY FORM IS BEING PROVIDED AS A SAMPLE FOR USE BY THE STOCKHOLDERS SHOULD THEY WISH TO ACCOMPLISH THE SAME. IT IS NOT BEING SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE CORPORATION OR ITS MANAGEMENT. THE CORPORATION OR ITS MANAGEMENT IS NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE NOT REQUESTED TO SEND MANAGEMENT PROXY. 6 ROCKWELL LAND CORPORATION INFORMATION REQUIRED IN INFORMATION STATEMENT This information statement is dated 5 April 2019 and is being furnished to the stockholders of record of Rockwell Land Corporation (“Rockwell Land” or the “Company”) as of 31 March 2019 in connection with the Annual Stockholders Meeting. A. GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Date, time and place of meeting of security holders: Date : 29 May 2019 Time : 9:00 am Place : The Fifth at Rockwell, R5 Level Power Plant Mall, Plaza Drive, Makati City, Metro Manila The principal office of the Company is at 2F 8 Rockwell, Hidalgo Drive, Rockwell Center, Makati City, Metro Manila, 1200. Record Date: 5 April 2019 Approximate date of which the Information Statement is first to be sent to security holders: 8 May 2019 2.